Led an applied research, development and commercialization program in association with researchers and engineers with the University of Calgary and Industry, directly related to the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF) Grant. Tasks included:• Design and test new equipment and processes with some original development work• Use of engineering principles and simulation software to determine safety and reliability of designs• Collect data required to make improvements and modifications• Oversee the construction of new equipment plants• Purchase and install equipment• Supervise plant operations and team• Investigate and troubleshoot plant/process problems• Schedule and coordinate work under tight deadlines and within financial budgets• Ensure that equipment works to its specification and to appropriate capacities• Assess safety and environmental issues• Liaise with installation/project engineers and specialists• Ensure safe working conditions and compliance with health and safety legislation• Establish client relationships and delivery of projects

Managed, supervised staff and participated in the following activities:Design. This included:• Concept development, design, analysis (static and dynamic) and DFM of new parts and products.• Design optimization, revisions and improvements.• Development of models and prototypes.• Selection of material and manufacturing processes.• Design of tooling (molds, dies, production jigs/fixture, etc.).Testing: Developing all necessary tests to meet industry standards (ASTM) and own standards, designing and building the test equipment, and conducting and documenting the tests.Quality Assurance: Determination of critical components and processes, designing and building of the inspection equipment, development of the inspection procedure and development of the documentation process.Manufacturing Support. This included:• Approving first samples of the tooling and carrying out tooling modification process.• Developing production and assembly procedures.• Assisting with inspection and troubleshooting of pre-production and first runs of products.• Follow-up with production to improve processes, equipment, tooling and jigs.• Developing, updating, and distributing all part and assembly drawings and BOM.• Assessment of existing equipment and procurement of new equipment.• Optimization of facilities layout and in-process movement.• Optimization of processes to reduce waste and increase efficiency.• Minimizing pre-process and in-process inventory.• Mentoring and training of workers and supervisors.• Sourcing parts and suppliers.Project Management. This included:• Establish production schedule, identifying critical deadlines and establish summary tasks and detailed tasks.• Determination of required time, budget and resources and allocation to achieve the milestones.• Management, updating and documentation of the project.• Establishing and controlling budgets and financial planning.• Development and management of IP properties.• Oversaw marketing and sales.

Provided technical direction, supervised and led a team of mechanical engineers. Our tasks included:• Concept development, design, analysis (static and dynamic) and DFM of automated drilling rig equipment.• Material selection and weld design details.• Design optimization, cost reduction and manufacturability review.• Preparation of 3D CAD models, FEA analysis, drawing package, BOM and documentation.• Design revisions and improvements.• Design of testing procedure, testing equipment and documentation.• Managing and supervision of testing.• Sourcing, vendor support, shop support and customer support.• Review of previous generation product series and design of upgrades.Project Management. This included:• Identifying critical deadlines (milestones), summary tasks and detailed tasks.• Determination of available time and resources and allocation of resources to achieve the milestones.• Management, updating and documentation of the project.• Initiation and management of ECO, PDP and NPI.• Preparation of patent’s support documents.

Worked on contracts for the Oil and Gas companies to solve problems and design equipments to API standards. Specific Duties included:• Investigation and trouble shooting.• Problem solving and improvement opportunity identification.• Concept development and design for manufacturing.• Components sourcing and design commissioning.• Consulting and follow up.

Design. This included:• Concept development, design, analysis (static and dynamic) and DFM of new parts and products.• Design optimization, revisions and improvements.• Development of models and prototypes.• Selection of material and manufacturing processes.• Design of tooling (molds, dies, production jigs/fixture, etc.).Testing: Developing all necessary tests to meet industry standards (ASTM) and own standards, designing and building the test equipment, and conducting and documenting the tests.Quality Assurance: Determination of critical components, designing and building of the inspection equipment, development of the inspection procedure and development of the documentation process.Manufacturing Support. This included:• Approving first samples of the tooling and carrying out tooling modification process.• Developing production and assembly procedures.• Assisting with inspection and troubleshooting of pre-production and first runs of products.• Follow-up with production to improve processes, equipment, tooling and jigs.• Developing, updating, and distributing all part and assembly drawings and BOM.• Assessment of existing equipment and procurement of new equipment.• Optimization of facilities layout and in-process movement.• Optimization of processes to reduce waste and increase efficiency.• Minimizing pre-process and in-process inventory.• Mentoring and training of workers and supervisors.• Sourcing parts and suppliers.Project Management. This included:• Identifying critical deadlines (milestones), summary tasks and detailed tasks.• Determination of available time and resources and allocation of resources to achieve the milestones.• Management, updating and documentation of the project.• Initiation and management of ECO, PDP and NPI.• Research and Development management (including SR&ED tax credit).• Management of Industry Standards.• Preparation of patents’ support documents.

• Investigated and modeled the production process and production facilities at IPSCO Inc.• Determined the potential improvements and developed a method to achieve the improvements.• Developed and tested a software program to implement the new method.• Instructed labs and marked class assignments and lab reports.